Join me on this 4-part podcast series where I give sibling and single puppy owners insights you won’t get anywhere else. Sibling dogs are great because you have a way to tire your puppies out that doesn’t involve you.  The thing I stress to sibling owners is to “divide and conquer.”  To me “conquering” is installing an off switch and the ability to naturally, by their own selves not hyper focus and react to distractions. If not, you are going to have the “2 stooges” on your hand feeding off each other’s energy.  This is especially true during greetings or any time they might be stimulated.  Sibling puppies need to be able to be separated and be okay with it. Sibling separation anxiety will happen unless you are proactive about it. This just means that you must work a little harder to gain traction earlier on in their ownership journey.  All puppy owners need “more traction,” I’ll give you examples and ideas in the podcast. Here are some other notes to refer to after checking out the podcast: -Proof your puppy! This means setting your puppy up for possible failure or a possible success.  This means you practice your training around real high-level distractions.  This is an area where many owners begin to see their approach crumble.  Practice on Saturday morning in your pajamas with some coffee, so you don’t look like a schmuck when you need your puppy to shine! -Learn from your puppy’s play techniques and apply the same energy and mechanics to your food and play sessions. -To pet your puppy without being nipped make it a point to: Only pet your puppy when tired. After you have earned the right. When it is sitting. After it has earned the right. When you are rewarding it with food.  -The Look Command is where I charge the puppies ability to respond to you.  Then we can apply it to stay. -You should expect for your puppy to be nipped when touched.  You should channel that through play (primarily tug). -As you are increasing your puppies focus on playing on the right toy, with the right person, the right way…be INTENTIONAL!! -You should be introducing your puppy to rules of the game through food -While you are doing the food based training you should be petting your puppy while praising it so you increase the value of your voice while having your touch be more of an affection reward versus a prompt for a 3 stooges scene. -Stop Squandering your voice     -You need to own your puppy  -Reserve your affection -Don’t knowingly have a sloppy ownership approach, cause you are already missing a bunch of low hanging fruit you should already be taking advantage of that isn’t even on your radar (yet???)!!! -Getting in the flow of a daily regimen is crucial -Learn from different avenues of media.  IF YOU DON’T MAX OUT YOUR 24 HOURS YOU WON’T MAX OUT YOUR PUPPY’S! - Whether you’re doing food-based training, training though play, compliance training, loose leash walking, off-leash simulation you should be incorporating the same body mechanics, timing and energy you observe in your puppy.    That is what I did.  Wake up and stop doing what you want to do.  Don’t do things your way.  Do things the puppy’s way and you will end up getting what you want.  Want the free app, or to check out my amazon store or more info on the Champion Puppy Training System online/app based course? Go to: www.trainthroughplay.com Got questions about your puppy?  Email: info@trainthroughplay.com  in the subject line put: podcast.  If you give me good details, I can give you a great answer!! Want to talk: 1-877-552-4267 THE FREE APP INCLUDES: Win the Day-Win the Dog: Your puppy’s daily regimen webinar Puppy Parables: Deep insights via e/audio book into your puppy’s development Skippy is Nippy: Turn the kids into Jr Puppy Trainers! Check out book or have the author read it to them via video book. Want access to: 200+ professionally produced videos, webinars, handouts, audio files, your own copy of the Puppy Playbook, plus weekly coaching calls with me!! Sign up and g